Ranjeet’s new ‘Baby’

Bollywood Hungama

ByBollywood Hungama

Feb 4, 2004 - 12:00 am IST

Guess what the ‘bad man’ of 1970s and 1980s, Ranjeet, is up to these days? No, he hasn’t switched over to ‘good man’ roles. Nor has he announced another film, after his directorial ventures, GAJAB TAMASHA [Rahul Roy, Anu Aggarwal] and KARNAAMA [Vinod Khanna], didn’t fare as expected. The actor turned film-maker is all set to don a new robe. Ranjeet and his charming wife Nazneen are all set to start an international school in Pen, Maharashtra. And he has named the school after the town Pen School. At a point of time, the venue [where the school is being constructed currently] was the actor’s favourite hideout [farmhouse], away from the studios. In fact, both his films have also been shot at the luxurious farmhouse, which boasts of serene surroundings. It’s an international school, Ranjeet tells me, We plan to start enrolling students once the construction is complete. The school will enrol only 500 students that’s a ceiling we’ve set. Also, the students will follow an international curriculum. He elaborates, The classes will start from Class IV to Class X initially, with each class having not more than 20 students. The school will be open for not just Indian students, but international students as well. So what happens to his film-making plans? I am working on something currently, but everything has taken a backseat because my aim is to start the school first. Everything else can wait, he divulges.